137. POSTAGE DUE. 1937 envelope (roughly opened at top) from Jerusalem to Harrow bearing 2 x 5 and 1 x 8 Palestine stamps cancelled Jerusalem 7/JU/37, postage underpaid with '2d' postage due handstamp and 2d label applied cancelled Harrow 14/JN/37. (*) (Ref 48870) £17.50

138. POSTAGE DUE. 1938 envelope from Kenya to Nairobi with 5c cancelled Nairobi 7/JU/38 REDIRECTED to Worthing, England and then locally redirected again, with '1d' surcharge handstamp and 1d postage due cancelled Worthing 5/JY/38. (*) (Ref 56636) £17.50

139. 1938 envelope Brisbane to Farnham, Surrey with 2d Australia cancelled Brisbane 22/DE/1938 RE-ADDRESSED to London and again to Rome with KGVI 1d cancelled London 31/JAN/1939. Rome receiver on reverse. (*) (Ref 60814) £17.50

140. Undated envelope, circa 1939, to New York with KGVI 4d, 5d and 6d with wavy line cancellations. (*) (Ref 60656) £9.50

141. 1939 envelope Budleigh Salterton, Devon to Shell & Co, Cairo with 1/3 health & pensions insurance label affixed at upper right with Budleigh Salterton datestamp 11/NO/39 alongside. On front Egyptian receiving mark. The insurance stamp not accepted for postage but no postage due added. (*) (Ref 56284) £35.00

142. OFFICIALLY RESEALED MAIL. 1940 envelope from Antwerp to the UK with officially secured label P 48 B affixed and cancelled London cds 16/MR/40. (*) (Ref 56252) £10.00

143. 1940 parcel tag from 'The Amoa Chemical Company Limited' of London addressed to Lancs with KGVI ½d (damaged) and 4d tied London datestamps 29 JNE 40. (*) (Ref 54718) £13.50

144. 1940 OHMS envelope, used locally in London, addressed to 'The War Office SW1' with label at lower right 'This article has been found lose in the post', cancelled London cds 20/SP/40. (*) (Ref 59091) £12.50

145. MAIL TO WINSTON CHURCHILL. 1941 envelope from the US to 'Hon. Winston Churchill London England' with US 5c Dr. Reed stamp cancelled FEB/19/1941. (*) (Ref 60879) £12.50

146. MAIL TO WINSTON CHURCHILL. 1941 US 3c purple postal stationery envelope uprated with 3c defense issue cancelled Denver MAR/21/1941. (*) (Ref 60880) £15.00

147. 1941 envelope Halifax to Switzerland with KGVI 3d (SG 467) cancelled Halifax 19/MAY/1941. (*) (Ref 59308) £5.00

148. 1942 envelope, sent registered airmial, London to Iran with KGVI 6d and 1½d cancelled registered datestamps with 1942 Teheran receiver on reverse - both stamps with 'MB' Midland Bank perfins. Unusual destination. (*) (Ref 60888) £30.00

149. 1945 envelope London to New York with KGVI ½d, 2½d and 3 x 4d tied London 27/JAN/1945. (*) (Ref 50249) £8.50

150. POSTAGE DUE. 1946 parcel tag with 'Charge' label re purchase tax of 6s 9d. On reverse Post Office Customs label with postage dues 2/6d x 2, 1/-, 5d & 4d cancelled in 1946. (*) (Ref 60634) £40.00

151. 1947 envelope London to Demerara, British Guiana with KGVI 5/- red (SG 477) tied 1947 London datestamp. Postage underpaid with block of 4 Guiana 12c dues added cancelled Plaisance 11/JA/47. Cover some creasing which has affected the 5/- but a very scarce and most unusual usage. (*) (Ref 60874) £225.00

152. POSTAGE DUE. 1948 envelope Launceston to Belgium with KGVI 2½d Silver Wedding cancelled Launceston 10/MY/48. Postage underpaid with 10c and 1Fr Belgium postage dues added and cancelled Brussels 14.5.48. Unusual commercial mail. (*) (Ref 56013) £22.50

153. BANKER'S PARCEL TAG. 1948 tag London with printed address to the 'District Bank Limited ... Manchester' sent registered and express and franked with KGVI 3d Olympic Games (SG 496) and 1/- definitive x 3 (SG 475) tied registered datestamps 27/SEP/48. Usual creasing. (*) (Ref 57600) £20.00

154. 1949 envelope London to New York with KGVI 2/6d yellow-green (SG 476a) uprated with 6 x 1/- and 3 x 6d (one damaged) cancelled London datestamps 28/OC/49. Envelope some imperfections but unusual franking. (*) (Ref 49304) £30.00